Key Points
According to races called by the Associated Press up to 12.30 pm (IST), 248 electoral votes had gone to Republican candidate Trump and 214 to Democratic Party's Harris...
A second term would put the Republican nominee to foil some of the most serious criminal cases against him, including two federal indictments accusing him of mishandling classified documents and seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential polls., reported The Financial Times...
Democrats hoped that the criminal cases against Trump would dent his popularity with Republicans, but the historic first-ever criminal charges against a former US President have actually done little to drive away his base, the report said..
Days after this ruling, US District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump, citing that Attorney General Merrick Garland's appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was 'unconstitutional'...
If Trump wins the election, prosecutors will likely have no choice but to withdraw their appeal, according to Friedman Agnifilo, cementing Judge Cannon's dismissal of the case, ABC news reported...
